Oil vaporizer and burner.



C. C. LILLIBRIDGE.

0|-LVAPOR1ZER AND BURNER.

APPLICATION man MAY 20. 1-918.

Pa tented Feb. 25, 1919.

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C. C. LILLEBRIDGE.

OIL VAPORIZER AND BURNER.

APPLICATLON FILED MAY 20. 19KB.

1,295,775. Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

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OIL VA PORIZER AND BURNER.

I To all whom it may concern:

, e it kn own that'i',-Gmzrrs C. LILLIBRIDGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hutchinson, in the county of Reno and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil Vaporizers and lhirnerspand I dodeelare the followingtobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,- such asewill enable others skills-din the art to which it appertains to make and se the same.

This'invention relates to. oil Vaporizers andburners, and it relates more particularly to an improved oil burner attachment for stoves and furnaces.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a burner of this character which is applicable for attachmentto practically any stoveor furnace of ordinary construction;

,Another object is to provide for preventingan; excessive accumulation of oil in the the probability of explosion. or otheraccident;

Another object. is to shield the overflow outletmagainst the. entrance of drippings fr m t e r Y AnotherQobject is to provide for obtaining the minimum efiieienc'y for vaporizing thefoil fpriorto its entrance into the draft ot' air to be mixed with .thevapor preparatoryto itscombustion;

furthero'bject is. to obstruct the passage of oil f while spreading the same in a thinlayer so asv to raise the temperature by pressure, as wellas by the flame-producing heat;

A further object is to thoroughly and evenly spread the oil so as to produce an even flow of'vapor around the burner; and

Another -object is to provide a burner which is composed of few, ,Simple and 001m paratively inexpensive parts assembled without the -use of fastening means, so that the device may be produced at a minimum expense. H 1

- Other ob ects and advantages may become apparent to persons who read the folthe application lowing details of description in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure {-1 is a side elevation of a furnace with portions broken away so as to disclose of my improved burner therein I Fig. 2 is an enlarged centralvertical sec-' tional view of the vaporizer and burner detacked from the furnace;

Specification of Letters Patent.

, vaporized oil Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 7 are ,-perspective views illustrating the four component members or elements ofmy improved vaporizer and burner; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken along the line 66 of Fig. 5.

eferrin to these drawings in detail, in which similar reference spend with similar parts throughout the several views, the furnace may be of any ordinary construction, and the controlling mechanism disclosed to the left of the breakin the oil-pipes 9 and 10, being almost identical with the construction disclosed by m Patent No. 1,234,194, dated October 16,1917, will not be described in further detail than is necessary to disclose its relation to the burner which is generally designated (in Fig.1) by the numeral 11.

- Briefly described, the oil pipe 9 is the conduit through which the oil is introduced into the burner through an inlet opening 12 which communicates with a relatively thin and Wide or disk-shaped passage 13 which has its outlet at 14 intoan air passage which is indicated by the seriesof arrows designated by the numeral 15, this air passage extending substantially entirely around the upper margin of the burner. A drip-receiving channel 16 is formed about the lower marginal portion of the burner, being disposed under the outlet 14, so that whatever passes through the outlet 14 drips into the channel 16 and is there accumulated for use in priming the burner and for adding vapor (to that which flows from. the outlet 14) after the burner becomes thoroughly heated. The excess of oil in the channel 16 beyond a predetermined amount, passes down through the pipe into a container 17, and when a sufiicient amount of oil has accumulated in the container or receptacle 17, its 'weight operates a valve controlling device 18 so as to control the flow of oil substantially in the man characters corre- I, Patented Feb. 25, 1919. g Application filed May 2c, 1918. Serial No. 235,684.

fitted together being relatively Wide in proportion to its ones. The roller element or casting 19 (see Figs. 2 and 5) constitute a ring-like body or annulus having a central opening 23 which lli constitutet the inlet of the air passage 15, an inner wallv 24, an outer wall 25, and a dam 26 having a vertical outlet 27 which communicates with the pipe 10, the channel 16 being formed between the walls 24 and 25. The top of the dam 26 is on a lower level than the top of the wall 24, so that the contents of the channel 16 will overflow through the outlet 27 rather than over the wall 24. 1

The disk-like member or casting 20 has its inlet opening in communication with the inlet pipe 9 which is secured thereto by a screw-threaded connection The member 20 is formed with a crown or top surface whose general contour is convexed, but which has an annular groove 28 adjacent to its margin. This groove or depression acts to retard the oil in its flow through the passage 13 and to direct the oil circumferentially and thereby facilitate the most even distribution of the oil rior to its exit through the outlet 14. In t us retarding the oil, it is given. an extended opportunity to become vaporized. The member 20 is provided with legs or rests 29-which are provided with extensions 30, the latter being efiective to centralize the member 20 with-respect to the member 19, and when thus supported, as shown in Fig. 2, the outlet opening 14 is disposed over the channel 16 and over the oil outlet 27; and in order to prevent dripping of oil 'into the outlet'27, the shield or cover is provided. This member 22 is shown separately in Fig. 7, and in Figs. 2 and 5 it is shown in its effective position over the dam 26 andfloutlet 27. In'order thatthis cover Jeanne maximum efiiciency, its top is provided with a channel 31 which conveys the oil-which drips thereon awa from the opening 27. The up'per part 0 the cover fits snugly between the walls 24: and 25, but itssupporting elements 31 are narrowed so as to provide oil passages 82 through which oil may pass and overflow through the open-.

ing 27. The disl(like upper member or casting 21 is formed with an arch or concaved lower surface 33 which is formed with an annular rib 34. The lower surface 33 cont'orms approximately to the shape of the upper surface of the member 20, and is spaoed'therefrom so as to provide the said oil passage 13, the rib 3e combines with the groove 28 forretarding and evenly distributing the oil. The member 21 is provided with radial extensions or rests 35 which are seatedon the wall 19 and supported thereby. The margin is upwardly and outwardly inclined or flared, as indicated at 36, so as to direct the vapor and flame outward against the surface of the fire-pot in which it is inclosed; v

The member 20 is provided with .a depend-' ing flange 37 which prevents the oil from creeping inward toward the center of theburner and dripping through the air inlet.

Although I have described this embodiment of my invention very specifically, it is not intended to limit this invention to these exact details of construction and arrangement of parts, but I am entitled to make minor changes within the scope of the inventive idea disclosed in the'foregoing description and following claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In an oil vaporizer and burner, a member formed with a liquid-fuel receiving channel, adam in said channel, and an overflow-outlet in said dam; a fuel-distributing device above said member. andin position to drop the fuel into the said channel; and a cover between said dam and fuel distributing device, said cover and dam hav- 95 ing a passage therebetween for allowing fuel to flow from said channel-to said outlet.

2. An oil vaporizer and-burner comprisinga ring-like member, a lower'disk-like member, and an upper disk-like member; said members bein fitted together in superposed relation and Forming a disk-like structure; said ring-like member having an air-inlet therethrough and having an oil-receiving .channel around the air-inlet and under the 105 periphery of the lower disk-like member; the upper disk-like member being spaced slightly above all parts ofsaid lower diskmember, an upper disk-like member, and

an oil-outlet cover; said ring-like. member supporting the other said members and being formed with an oil-drip-channel, a dam "in said channel, and an overflow outlet through said dam; said channel and over- 126 flow outlet being under the margin of said lower disk-like member; said cover being arranged over and spaced from said overflow outlet; said lower disk-like member having an oil inlet therethrough; said up- 1.0

: per disk-like member combining with said ring-like member and lower disk-like member so as to form an oil passage and a gas- ,j egus fluid passage around and communicat- 5 mg with the oil passage.

* 4. An oil vaporizer and burner comprismg a ring-like member, a lower disk-like member, and an upper disk-like member;

said members being fitted together in Su 10 per-posed relation and forming a disk-like 'st ru me; said ring-like member having an air-Inlet therethrough and having an oilrecelving channel around the air-inlet and under the periphery of the lower disk-likev 1 5 member; the upper disk-like member having a lower surface formed with a depending annular rib; the lower disk-like member tribution of oil from said oil-inlet through the space between these members.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

oURT I'S o. LILLIBRIDGE.

Witnesses B. W. FANNING, R. V. PAYNE. 

